Funding search · EIN 061180035 · North Palm Beach, FL
The Goergen Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 248
- grants reported
- $4.0M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $2,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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4 grants matching “gaffney” · $400,000
- $90,000
Matthew Gaffney Foundation · Stamford, CT · 2024
Support of organization
- $105,000
Matthew Gaffney Foundation · Stamford, CT · 2023
Support of organization
- $90,000
Matthew Gaffney Foundation · Stamford, CT · 2022
Support of organization
- $115,000
Matthew Gaffney Foundation · Stamford, CT · 2021
Support of organization
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Princeton University3 grants · $620,000
- Adam J Lewis Academy4 grants · $410,000
- Matthew Gaffney Foundation4 grants · $400,000
- University of Pennsylvania3 grants · $290,612
- Norton Museum of Art3 grants · $228,500
- The Manhattan Institute4 grants · $160,000
- University of Richmond4 grants · $132,640
- African Parks Foundation of America3 grants · $120,000
- Horatio Alger Association2 grants · $120,000
- Whitney Museum of American Art2 grants · $110,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 248 grants.
- $220,000
Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2021
Support of organization
- $200,000
Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2024
Support of organization
- $200,000
Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2023
Support of organization
- $150,000
Adam J Lewis Academy · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
Support of organization
- $150,000
Adam J Lewis Academy · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Support of organization
- $120,000
University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Support of organization
- $115,000
Matthew Gaffney Foundation · Stamford, CT · 2021
Support of organization
- $105,000
Matthew Gaffney Foundation · Stamford, CT · 2023
Support of organization
- $100,612
University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Support of organization
- $100,000
Waterside School · Stamford, CT · 2021
Support of organization
- $100,000
Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, NY · 2021
Support of organization
- $95,000
Norton Museum of Art · West Palm Bch, FL · 2021
Support of organization
- $90,000
Matthew Gaffney Foundation · Stamford, CT · 2024
Support of organization
- $90,000
Matthew Gaffney Foundation · Stamford, CT · 2022
Support of organization
- $70,000
Norton Museum of Art · West Palm Bch, FL · 2023
Support of organization
- $70,000
University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Support of organization
- $67,000
King School · Stamford, CT · 2023
Support of organization
- $63,500
Norton Museum of Art · West Palm Bch, FL · 2024
Support of organization
- $60,000
African Parks Foundation of America · New York, NY · 2023
Support of organization
- $60,000
Adam J Lewis Academy · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Support of organization
- $60,000
Horatio Alger Association · Shelbyville, IN · 2022
Support of organization
- $60,000
Ceo Foundation of Connecticut · Madison, CT · 2021
Support of organization
- $60,000
Horatio Alger Association · Shelbyville, IN · 2021
Support of organization
- $50,000
The Manhattan Institute · New York, NY · 2024
Support of organization
- $50,000
Poly Prep Country Day School · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Support of organization
- $50,000
The Manhattan Institute · New York, NY · 2023
Support of organization
- $50,000
Poly Prep Country Day School · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Support of organization
- $50,000
Adam J Lewis Academy · Bridgeport, CT · 2021
Support of organization
- $45,320
University of Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2021
Support of organization
- $32,320
University of Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2022
Support of organization
- $30,000
African Parks Foundation of America · New York, NY · 2024
Support of organization
- $30,000
University of Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2024
Support of organization
- $30,000
The Manhattan Institute · New York, NY · 2022
Support of organization
- $30,000
African Parks Foundation of America · New York, NY · 2021
Support of organization
- $30,000
The Manhattan Institute · New York, NY · 2021
Support of organization
- $25,350
The Drawing Center · New York, NY · 2022
Support of organization
- $25,200
Lost Tree Village Charitable Foundation · N Palm Beach, FL · 2022
Support of organization
- $25,000
Hoover Institution Development · Standford, CA · 2024
Support of organization
- $25,000
Jupiter Medical Center Foundation · Jupiter, FL · 2024
Support of organization
- $25,000
Lost Tree Village Charitable Foundation · N Palm Beach, FL · 2024
Support of organization
- $25,000
Space for Giants USA · New York, NY · 2024
Support of organization
- $25,000
The Society of the Four Arts · Palm Beach, FL · 2024
Support of organization
- $25,000
Jupiter Medical Center Foundation · Jupiter, FL · 2023
Support of organization
- $25,000
Lost Tree Village Charitable Foundation · N Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Support of organization
- $25,000
University of Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2023
Support of organization
- $25,000
Space for Giants USA · New York, NY · 2022
Support of organization
- $25,000
Lost Tree Village Charitable Foundation · N Palm Beach, FL · 2021
Support of organization
- $25,000
The Drawing Center · New York, NY · 2021
Support of organization
- $22,500
The Drawing Center · New York, NY · 2024
Support of organization
- $22,000
The Drawing Center · New York, NY · 2023
Support of organization
- $20,000
King School · Stamford, CT · 2021
Support of organization
- $20,000
Space for Giants USA · New York, NY · 2021
Support of organization
- $16,000
Bruce Museum · Greenwich, CT · 2021
Support of organization
- $15,000
Wake Forest University · Winstonsalem, NC · 2024
Support of organization
- $15,000
The Society of the Four Arts · Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Support of organization
- $15,000
Wake Forest University · Winstonsalem, NC · 2023
Support of organization
- $15,000
Wake Forest University · Winstonsalem, NC · 2022
Support of organization
- $12,500
Brunswick School · Greenwich, CT · 2021
Support of organization
- $11,000
Hospital for Special Surgery Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Support of organization
- $10,500
Navy Seal Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2022
Support of organization
- $10,000
Aoki Foundation · Encino, CA · 2024
Support of organization
- $10,000
Greenwich Hospital Foundation · Greenwich, CT · 2024
Support of organization
- $10,000
Madison Square Park Conservancy · New York, NY · 2024
Support of organization
- $10,000
New Museum of Contemporary Art · New York, NY · 2024
Support of organization
- $10,000
Palm Beach Dramaworks · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
Support of organization
- $10,000
Poly Prep Country Day School · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Support of organization
- $10,000
Breast Cancer Alliance · Greenwich, CT · 2023
Support of organization
- $10,000
Bruce Museum · Greenwich, CT · 2023
Support of organization
- $10,000
Hoover Institution Development · Standford, CA · 2023
Support of organization
- $10,000
Madison Square Park Conservancy · New York, NY · 2023
Support of organization
- $10,000
New Museum of Contemporary Art · New York, NY · 2023
Support of organization
- $10,000
Palm Beach Dramaworks · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Support of organization
- $10,000
Space for Giants USA · New York, NY · 2023
Support of organization
- $10,000
The Bronx Museum of the Arts · Bronx, NY · 2023
Support of organization
- $10,000
University of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2023
Support of organization
- $10,000
Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, NY · 2023
Support of organization
- $10,000
Center for Creative Education · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022
Support of organization
- $10,000
Jupiter Medical Center Foundation · Jupiter, FL · 2022
Support of organization
- $10,000
Make a Difference Leadership Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Support of organization
- $10,000
Palm Beach Dramaworks · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022
Support of organization
- $10,000
The Society of the Four Arts · Palm Beach, FL · 2022
Support of organization
- $10,000
Breast Cancer Alliance · Greenwich, CT · 2021
Support of organization
- $10,000
Grace Church School · New York, NY · 2021
Support of organization
- $10,000
Hoover Institution Development · Standford, CA · 2021
Support of organization
- $10,000
The Society of the Four Arts · Palm Beach, FL · 2021
Support of organization
- $10,000
Wake Forest University · Winstonsalem, NC · 2021
Support of organization
- $10,000
Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2021
Support of organization
- $9,000
Avon Theatre Film Center · Greenwich, CT · 2023
Support of organization
- $7,500
Earth Day Network · Washington, DC · 2021
Support of organization
- $6,995
Fountain House · New York, NY · 2021
Support of organization
- $6,500
Keep Memory Alive · Las Vegas, NV · 2023
Support of organization
- $6,500
American Friends of Wine and Civilization · New York, NY · 2022
Support of organization
- $6,000
Center for Creative Education · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
Support of organization
- $6,000
Center for Creative Education · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Support of organization
- $6,000
The New York Botanical Garden · Bronx, NY · 2023
Support of organization
- $6,000
Florida Atlantic University · Boca Raton, FL · 2021
Support of organization
- $5,000
Breast Cancer Alliance · Greenwich, CT · 2024
Support of organization
- $5,000
Breast Cancer Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Support of organization
- $5,000
College of the Holy Cross · Worcester, MA · 2024
Support of organization
- $5,000
Immaculata University · Immaculata, PA · 2024
Support of organization
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